Cheryl's Kidnapping and Her Odyssey
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This large indivdual swooped in beside Cheryl, thrust the sack over her head, upended her, forced her feet into the huge beet bag and he was off. The tie string was in place and with a long-practiced jerk and twist it was knotted tightly. Grunt had no difficulty hoisting this 100 pounds up to where it was under his chin and then vaulting it over towards Arnie and Bart. Arnie was near panic and was leaning over the fence further than he should have. Grunt launched the human load with unbelievable force and both men fell. The sugar beet sack was writhing and kicking as its frightened but very agille content fought to free herself. She managed one good, healthy kick into Arnie's soft midsection and that sent him spinning into a growth of blackberry brush that covered the fence some 10 feet away from where Cheryl's body was thrown. The palm of Arnie's glove had been forced down on top of the fence and, unnoticed, its cloth structure impaled on the fence's top steel rail. When he pulled away in pain and panic, the berry bushes returned to their former shape so that there was no sign of their temporary displacement.
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Mired in post-divorce madness, Rolf Burnside has spent most of the last thirteen years carefully planning the kidnapping of his daughter, Cheryl. He’s successfully established the illusion that he lives abroad; in reality, he’s been spending his time robbing West Coast banks to raise capital, learning how to fly, recruiting gullible accomplices, and carefully rehearsing every detail of the kidnapping.
Rolf finally strikes one October day in Titusville, Washington, where Cheryl lives with her mother and stepfather. While Cheryl talks with her friend, Annie, outside their middle school, one of Rolf’s minions grabs her and tosses her into the car. Terrified, Cheryl puts up what resistance she can, but she’s no match for her captors, who take her to a remote mountain camp.
Rolf leads law enforcement on a knotty chase as he slips through every trap they try to set, picks up the ransom, and then disappears; he thinks he can’t be caught. But Cheryl is not a willing victim. She fearlessly scorns Rolf and, in a moment of confusion, Cheryl escapes, fleeing to a cabin a few miles away.
Injured and alone, Cheryl wonders if she will ever be able to go home. Unaware of Cheryl’s location but refusing to give up on his meticulous plan, Rolf is determined to find his daughter and teach her a lesson she won’t soon forget.
About the Author
Roger I. Lewis was born in 1928 in Holly, Washington. He completed law school at the University of Washington in 1954 and established his private practice in 1959. Lewis became a full-time judge in the 1980s and formally retired in 1996. He and his wife, Louise, live in Renton, Washington.